Raised as the oldest of four daughters and the first in my family to go to college, I had no roadmap. Always an excellent student, but introverted and shy to an almost paralyzing degree, I pursued accounting, convinced it would require more book smarts than interpersonal skills to be successful. I was wrong.

My nearly 30 year career as a CPA was me constantly stepping outside of my comfort zone to be seen and to succeed. On paper, my career looked successful. Inside, I was stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, and deeply lonely - caught in a cycle of working long hours and never having enough time or energy left for the things and people that truly mattered.

What I didn't realize then was that I wasn't struggling because I was weak or not good enough.

My journey took me through many job changes, two divorces, and becoming a single mom - navigating the corporate world solo for over eight years before finding the love of my life. We are now happily married and raising our son. Life has many chapters, and I have lived enough of them to know that fulfillment doesn't come from checking boxes - it comes from doing the inner work.

My path to mental wellness has been rooted in setting intentional, challenging goals. The discipline that carried me through almost 30 years in corporate accounting has also carried me through over 25 years of endurance running - including half marathons, full marathons, and two 100-mile ultra marathons in back-to-back years. Every mile taught me something new about resilience, self-trust, and the extraordinary things that happen when you stop underestimating yourself.

Life lessons - from corporate America, personal struggles, and from 25+ years of learning that the real race is always the one you run with yourself - are exactly what I bring to my coaching practice today.

I became a certified mindset, leadership, and life coach because I wished someone had coached me - not just on goals and productivity, but on understanding my own values, owning my unique strengths, and learning that my introversion wasn't a weakness. It was my superpower all along.

Today, I specialize in coaching introverted professionals who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving - on their own terms, in their own way, at their own pace.

You don't have to figure it out alone. Let's build your puzzle together.